Come and sing a sim ple song of free dom.
(F)Sing it like you’ve nev er sung be fore.
(G7)Let it fill the air, tell the peo ple ev ’ry where
that (F)we, the peo ple here, don’t want a war.
Hey there, mis ter black man, can you hear me?
like (F)I don’t want your dia monds or your game.
(G7)I just want to be some where one they (Am)known to you as me
and (F)I will bet my life you want the same.
Come and sing a sim ple song of free dom.
(F)Sing it like you’ve nev er sung be fore.
(G7)Let it fill the air, tell the peo ple ev ’ry where
that (F)we, the peo ple here, don’t want a war.
Sev en hun dred mil lion, are you lis t’ning?
like (F)Most of what you read is made of lies.
(G7)But ing one to one, ain’t where it they (Am)ev ’ry bod y’s sun
to (F)wake up in the morn ing when we rise?
(G7)Let it fill the air, tell the peo ple ev ’ry where
that (F)we, the peo ple here, don’t want a war.
This page shows “Simple Song Of Freedom” by Bobby Darin in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 165 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.